Filix Wang's Chotto Matte Video Passes 1 Million Views After RAPSTAR 2026 Exit
Rapper Filix Wang's music video for Chotto Matte (feat. Sad Kid Yaz) passed 1 million YouTube views about three weeks after the song's October 14 release.
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Why it matters
Filix Wang's elimination from RAPSTAR 2026 did not slow the song: the video kept climbing to 1 million views and the track landed on Spotify Japan and Billboard JAPAN charts, which suggests the program's exposure outlasted his run in it.
Key Facts
- Filix Wang's Chotto Matte (feat. Sad Kid Yaz) passed 1 million YouTube views about three weeks after its October 14 release.
- Filix Wang was eliminated from ABEMA's RAPSTAR 2026 in the SELECTION CYPHER round, revealed on October 24.
- The 2026 edition of RAPSTAR drew 12,953 applicants, and Filix Wang advanced to the 40-person SELECTION CYPHER.
- Chotto Matte was selected for Spotify's Viral Hits Japan and +81 Connect FRESH playlists and ranked on Billboard JAPAN's Japan Hot Shot Songs on October 28.
- Filix Wang released the two-song single RAPSTAR DISranai on October 25, the day after his elimination aired.
Filix Wang was eliminated from ABEMA's RAPSTAR 2026 in the SELECTION CYPHER round, revealed on October 24. The song, produced by hi ken, has also appeared on Spotify Japan's rapid rise chart and Billboard JAPAN's Japan Hot Shot Songs.
The song is a joint effort with Sad Kid Yaz, who appeared on RAPSTAR 2025, and the two handled the lyrics themselves. hi ken handled composition and production. It is a love song built on the repeated title phrase as a hook, moving between rap and melodic vocals, and it sits on the more serious end of Filix Wang's catalog.
Filix Wang reached the 40-person SELECTION CYPHER in a 2026 edition that drew 12,953 applicants. On October 25, the day after his elimination aired, he released the two-song single RAPSTAR DISranai with a music video.
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